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A. F. JACKSON.

BOTTLE HOLDER.

Patented July 26, 1887.

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BOTTLE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 367,208, dated July 26,1887.

Application filed February 525, 1887. Serial No. 228,909. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUSTIN FREDERICK JACKSON, a subject of the Queen ofGreat Britain, at present residing in Taunton, Eris: tol connty,Massachusetts, United Szates of America, have invented a new'and usefulImprovementin Bottle-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

Holders for wine-bottles have been constructed of a metallic casingformed of two parts hinged together, and alsoof an integral body and adetachable base.

My invention is an improvement in this particular class ofbottle-holdersfand is embodied in the construction and combination ofparts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of bottle holder,part being broken out. Fig. 2 is a front view of its lower portion. Fig.3 is a horizontal section on line :0 as, Fig. 1, of the holder andbottle therein. Fig. 4 is a perspective viewof thedetachable base, andFig. 5 is a plan view of body A of bottle-holder inverted. 7

The letter A indicates the integral bodyor main portion of thebottlecasing, B the ban dle, and C the detachable base or bottomthereof. All these parts are made in suitable metals and platedexternally with silver, or other metal which will impart the desiredornamental finish.

The body A conforms to the general shape of achampagne or other winebottle, and is made integral with the handle B, which is arranged invertical position and forms an ornamental portion of the completeholder. The body A has a circumferential rib, a, that prevents itentering the cup shaped base C too far. The latter has a similar rib,and is constructed with perforated lugs 1 2, which are locatedexteriorly contiguous to its edge or rim, and the body A hascorrespondinglylocated pins, 1 2, which project horizontally in oppositedirections and are adapted to enter the holes or sockets in said lugs12. The body-lug 1 is made ornamental in form, and'the base of pin 1, onthe base C, corresponds, so that when brought together they have theappearance of a single symmetrical ornament affixed to the front side ofthe holder. In brief, the essential thing is that the said lug andpinshall have such construction as will not detract from the orna- The ribsa mental appearance of the holder. also conceal the joint between theparts A C, and hence the holder presents exteriorly a far moreornamental appearance than others of its class. It is also much strongerand more durable, owing to the body being made solid or integral, andalso integral with the handle. The joint-fasteningsare,moreover,strong,while at the same time simple in construction.

In practical use the bottle of wine to be served at table, having beenpreviously cooled to the desired degree, is inserted-in the integralbody portion A of the holder, and the base C applied and locked thereto,as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3that is to say, 'the bottle is firstinserted in the body portion A, and then the base C is applied so thatthe ribs a meet, the lugs 1 and 2 and pins 1 and 2 being of courseseparated ornot in contact, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 3. The base 0is next turned to the left, as shown by arrow, Fig. 3, to bring the pins1 and 2into engagement with the socket or lugs 1 and 2, as shown in fulllines, Figs. 1, 3. The pin 3, secured by chain 4, is then inserted inthe hole in in 2, thus locking the two parts of the bottleholdertogether and securing the bottle therein.

To release the bottle, it is obviously only necessary to removethespringpin and then turn the base C to the left, thereby drawing thepins 1 2 out of the sockets'in lugs 1 2. Both the body A and. base C arelined with flannel or some other soft material, which not only serves tocushion the casing, so as to prevent rattling of the bottle within itwhen the holder is in use, but serves also as a nonconductor of heat, sothat the contents of the bottle confined in the holder are kept cool fora long time.

What I claim is- The improved article of manufacture, consisting of thebottleholder formed of the bottle shaped body A, having pins 1 and 2,projecting horizontally in opposite directions, and thedetachable'eupdike base C, having the perforated lugs or sockets 1 and2, all as shown and described.

AUSTIN FREDK. JACKSON.

Witnesses:

GEO. E. CHAMBERS,

Trrno.- P. HALL.

